Episodes

Episode 32, Playing for Second - “Desecrated Dibs” 05.09.2025 1:22:44

Recorded 09.02.2025 00:00:00 - Intro August 2025 Wrap Up 00:01:12 - Brian Monthly Wrap Up 00:07:55 - Tim Monthly Wrap Up 00:10:25 - Josh Monthly Wrap Up What We’ve Been Playing 00:12:33 - Ark Nova 00:21:01 - Nemesis Retaliation 00:35:18 - Up or Down? 00:41:45 - So Clover! 00:45:19 - The Great Zimbabwe 00:59:48 - Concordia 01:05:22 - Ashes: Red Rains Plans for the Near Future and Other Ramblings 01...

Episode 31, Playing for Second - “Just a Little Late” 15.08.2025 1:13:48

Recorded 08.05.2025 00:00:00 - Intro July 2025 Wrap Up 00:01:07 - Tim Monthly Wrap Up 00:07:26 - Brian Monthly Wrap Up 00:12:22 - Josh Monthly Wrap Up What We’ve Been Playing 00:17:06 - Age of Steam 00:24:47 - Ark Nova 00:31:43 - Crokinole 00:37:38 - Biblios 00:41:10 - Leviathan Wilds Plans for the Near Future and Other Ramblings 00:53:52 - Upcoming Plays and Gaming-related Activities 01:13:24 - O...

Episode 30, Playing for Second - “I’m Not Mad, I’m Just Disappointed” 15.07.2025 1:22:33

Recorded 07.15.2025 00:00:00 - Intro I’m not mad, I’m just disappointed 00:01:08 - Earthborn Rangers 00:16:58 - Meltwater 2nd Edition 00:28:41 - Recording Gaffes What We’ve Been Playing 00:33:15 - Unmatched Adventures: Tales to Amaze 00:42:00 - Paranormal Detectives 00:47:30 - Castle Combo 00:56:21 - Cryptid 01:06:26 - Calico 01:07:16 - Micro Architects Plans for the Near Future and Other Rambling...

Episode 29, Playing for Second - “The Hopper” 01.07.2025 1:41:04

Recorded 06.30.2025 00:00:00 - Intro 2025 Bracket Challenge 00:00:51 - Bracket Challenge Results 00:09:08 - New Challenge for Q3 June 2025 Wrap Up 00:10:32 - Brian Monthly Wrap Up 00:16:10 - Tim Monthly Wrap Up 00:20:58 - Josh Monthly Wrap Up Origins and RonCon Wrap Up 00:24:25 - Origins Wrap Up 00:30:20 - RonCon Wrap Up What We’ve Been Playing 00:31:59 - Spirit Island 00:37:17 - Wine Cellar 00:4...

Episode 28, Playing for Second - “Meow, Meow, Meow” 18.06.2025 1:35:13

Recorded 06.17.2025 00:00:00 - Intro Origins and RonCon 2025 00:00:57 - Origins 2025 Anticipations 00:17:07 - RonCon 2025 What We’ve Been Playing 00:21:29 - Galileo Galilei 00:28:52 - Pampero 00:42:36 - Rebirth 00:49:52 - Three Kingdoms Redux 01:01:39 - Beyond the Horizon 01:14:09 - Revive Plans for the Near Future and Other Ramblings 01:24:17 - Upcoming Plays and Gaming-related Activities 01:34:5...

Episode 27, Playing for Second - “Cutting Down the Nets” 04.06.2025 1:22:05

Recorded 06.03.2025 00:00:00 - Intro 2025 Bracket Challenge 00:00:55 - Elite Eight Voting and Discussion May 2025 Wrap Up 00:12:34 - Brian Monthly Wrap Up 00:17:05 - Tim Monthly Wrap Up 00:22:26 - Josh Monthly Wrap Up What We’ve Been Playing 00:25:14 - Beyond the Horizon 00:40:57 - Arydia 01:02:16 - Raising Chicago Plans for the Near Future and Other Ramblings 01:15:36 - Upcoming Plays and Gaming...

Episode 26, Playing for Second - “No motes for you!” 14.05.2025 1:42:51

Recorded 05.12.2025 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:57 - Progression in Games 01:09:25 - Slay the Spire 01:26:16 - Upcoming Plays and Gaming-related Activities 01:42:17 - Outro Music by Yurii Semchyshyn from Pixabay

Episode 25, Playing for Second - “Strider is Aragorn, Aragorn is Strider!” 30.04.2025 1:48:45

Recorded 04.29.2025 00:00:00 - Intro April 2025 Wrap Up 00:00:57 - Brian Monthly Wrap Up 00:07:26 - Tim Monthly Wrap Up 00:09:51 - Josh Monthly Wrap Up What We’ve Been Playing 00:17:23 - Cuba Libre 00:32:31 - War of the Ring: The Card Game (co-op) 00:46:41 - Fellowship of the Rings: The Trick-Taking Game 00:57:17 - Here Lies 01:05:56 - Big Time Hockey Plans for the Near Future and Other Ramblings...

Episode 24, Playing for Second - “Don’t Get in the Kiln!” 16.04.2025 1:49:05

Recorded 04.15.2025 00:00:00 - Intro One Year Anniversary 00:01:00 - Celebrating One Year! What We’ve Been Playing 00:20:09 - Xia: Legends of a Drift System 00:45:40 - The Gang 00:55:18 - Three Kingdoms Redux 01:08:35 - Revive Plans for the Near Future and Other Ramblings 01:28:00 - Elite Eight Bracket Challenge Update 01:36:08 - Upcoming Plays and Gaming-related Activities 01:48:39 - Outro Music...

Episode 23, Playing for Second - “Hail to the Chief” 02.04.2025 1:14:05

Recorded 04.01.2025 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:58 - 3x3 Bracket Challenge - Q1 Review 00:10:47 - NEW Q2 Bracket Challenge - 8x1, 4x2, 2x3, 1x4 00:13:57 - Josh - March 2025 Wrap Up 00:19:31 - Agemonia 00:27:10 - Tim - March 2025 Wrap Up 00:27:48 - Mr. President 00:33:41 - Tim - March 2025 Wrap Up (cont.) 00:38:04 - Brian - March 2025 Wrap Up 00:48:36 - Kingdom Legacy: Feudal Kingdom 01:06:48 - Plans...

Episode 22, Playing for Second - “Games We Love, but Hate to Set Up” 19.03.2025 1:16:23

Recorded 03.18.2025 00:00:00 - Intro Games We Love, but Hate to Set Up 00:01:17 - Cloudspire (Brian) 00:06:47 - Mythic Battles (Tim) 00:09:04 - Quest for Eldorado (Josh) 00:12:34 - Robinson Crusoe (Brian) 00:15:23 - Dungeon Universalis (Brian) 00:18:10 - War for the Ring/Dune: War for Arrakis/Star Wars: Rebellion (Tim) 00:19:20 - Aeon’s End (Josh) 00:22:24 - Voidfall (Brian) 00:26:46 - Mr. Presi...

Episode 21, Playing for Second - “And That’s... Dune: War for Arrakis.....” 05.03.2025 1:55:24

Recorded 03.03.202500:00:00 - Intro February 2025 Wrap Up 00:01:23 - Brian00:10:29 - Tim 00:14:15 - Josh What We’ve Been Playing 00:23:58 - Kingdom Legacy: Feudal Kingdom (Very Mild Spoilers)00:29:42 - Aryida: The Paths We Dare Tread (Very Mild Spoilers)00:39:14 - Castles of Burgundy: Special Edition00:50:31 - Small City: Deluxe Edition (w/Asian Cities)00:59:15 - Dune: War for Arrakis01:39:56 - A...

Episode 20, Playing for Second - “Playing For Second Podcast: The Games of Our Time, A Retrospective - Early to Late January 2025” 18.02.2025 1:37:30

Recorded 02.17.2025 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:45 - We’ve Been Sick January 2025 Wrap Up 00:02:11 - Brian 00:08:50 - Tim 00:13:33 - Josh What We’ve Been Playing 00:18:50 - Final Girl (Series 3, Marrek Murders) 00:25:13 - SAS Rogue Regiment 00:37:16 - Small City Deluxe 00:45:07 - Kingdom Legacy: Feudal Kingdom 00:52:07 - 1987 Channel Tunnel 01:00:00 - Arydia: The Paths We Dare Tread Plans for the Near...

Episode 19, Playing for Second - “Board Game Hall of Fame - Charlie Hustle Snubbed Again” 29.01.2025 1:37:27

Recorded 01.27.2025 00:00:00 - Intro Board Game Hall of Fame 00:00:44 - BGG HoF Discussion What We’ve Been Playing 00:23:00 - Small City 00:41:23 - Tiny Epic Game of Thrones 00:53:18 - Unsettled 01:06:55 - Striking Flint 01:14:10 - Fromage Until Next Episode 01:22:36 - Upcoming Plays and Gaming-related Activities 01:36:45 - Outro Music by Yurii Semchyshyn from Pixabay Some images sourced from boar...

Episode 18, Playing for Second - “Top 3 Bidding/Auction Games” 14.01.2025 1:43:01

Recorded 01.13.2025 00:00:00 - Intro Top 3 Auction/Bidding Games 00:00:54 - Age of Steam 00:04:05 - Tim’s #3 00:08:49 - Josh’s #3 00:11:34 - Brian’s #3 00:15:00 - Tim’s #2 00:19:33 - Josh’s #2 00:23:13 - Brian’s #2 00:28:51 - Tim’s #1 00:35:05 - Josh’s #1 00:38:45 - Brian’s #1 Separate Ways 00:42:46 - Brian (feat. Dungeons of Infinity, Kingdom Legacy: Feudal Kingdom) 00:51:03 - Tim (feat. Mythic...

Episode 17, Playing for Second - “2025 Challenge Bracket: 100% More Paul” 31.12.2024 1:39:57

Recorded 12.30.2024 00:00:00 - Intro December 2024 Wrap Up 00:01:00 - Brian 00:03:47 - Tim 00:08:42 - Josh 2024 Yearly Wrap Up 00:11:17 - Brian 00:17:48 - Tim 00:27:15 - Josh 2025 3x3 Challenge Bracket 00:30:40 - Brian (Quarterfinals) 00:38:42 - Tim (Quarterfinals) 00:47:02 - Josh (Quarterfinals) 00:51:35 - Brian (Semifinals and Final) 00:53:45 - Tim (Semifinals and Final) 00:57:20 - Josh (Semi...

Episode 16, Playing for Second - “Fun in Philly” 13.12.2024 1:30:33

Recorded 12.11.2024 00:00:00 - Intro PAX Unplugged 2024 00:00:50 - PAX U w/Capstone Games October 2024 Wrap Up 00:17:19 - Brian 00:22:40 - Tim 00:40:12 - Josh Games We've Been Playing Together 00:45:54 - Knarr 00:53:24 - Endeavor: Age of Sail (w/Age of Expansion) Until Next Episode 01:06:48 - Upcoming Plays and Gaming-related Activities 01:30:07 - Outro Music by Yurii Semchyshyn from Pixabay So...

Episode 15, Playing for Second - “The Three-Minute Tirade” 27.11.2024 1:34:54

Recorded 11.25.2024 00:00:00 - Intro Cardboard Cuisine 00:01:20 - Josh (1906 San Francisco, Lisboa, Snowdonia) 00:04:36 - Brian (Cafe, Lisboa, Azul) 00:06:46 - Tim (Modern Art, Rising Sun, Sky Team) Separate Ways 00:10:55 - Josh 00:12:26 - Brian 00:16:24 - Tim Games We've Been Playing Together 00:23:42 - Stephens 00:41:18 - Space Empires 4X 00:53:58 - Black Forest 01:07:54 - Agemonia Until Next...

Episode 14, Playing for Second - “Best in Show! - Top 3 Games with Multi-Use Cards” 06.11.2024 1:49:16

Recorded 11.04.2024 00:00:00 - Intro Top 3 Games Featuring Multi-Use Cards 00:01:00 - Bruges (Best in Show) 00:09:49 - La Granja (Brian) 00:14:27 - 7 Wonders: Duel (Tim) 00:18:56 - Point Salad (Josh) 00:21:14 - Imperial Settlers (Brian) 00:28:51 - El Burro: A La Granja Game (Tim) 00:39:28 - Beer and Bread (Josh) 00:44:05 - Marvel Champions (Brian) 00:50:31 - Triumph & Tragedy: European Balance...

Episode 13, Playing for Second - “Games We Don’t Agree On (Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad)” 23.10.2024 2:11:24

Recorded 10.21.2024 00:00:00 - Intro Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad 00:01:20 - Great Western Trail (Josh/Brian) 00:05:00 - Valeria Card Kingdoms (Josh/Brian) 00:06:38 - Cascadia (Josh/Brian) 00:16:04 - Great Zimbabwe (Brian/Tim) 00:21:17 - Food Chain Magnate (Brian/Tim) 00:27:09 - Concordia (Brian/TIm) 00:36:28 - Nemesis (Tim/Josh) 00:48:25 - Inis (Tim/Josh) 00:51:37 - Pax Pamir (Tim/Josh) Separate Wa...

Episode 12, Playing for Second - "Cardboard Cuisine. . . it's what's for dinner." 08.10.2024 1:38:01

Recorded 10.07.2024 00:00:00 - Intro Cardboard Cuisine 00:00:47 - The Idea 00:01:56 - Josh 00:06:00 - Brian 00:09:03 - Tim September 2024 Wrap Up 00:13:44 - A Few Changes (Time Played, Wonder/Blunder, Games In/Out) 00:14:52 - Brian (feat. Marvel Champions, Tanares Adventures (TA), Aeon’s End) 00:18:48 - Tim (feat. Ashes: Red Rains, Final Girl, TA) 00:25:12 - Josh (feat. Point Salad, TA, Marvel Zom...

Episode 11, Playing for Second - Top 3 Deckbuilding Games - "Josh Made a List!" 24.09.2024 1:56:29

Recorded 09.23.2024 00:00:00 - Intro Top 3 Deckbuilding Games 00:01:52 - Concordia (Brian) 00:03:19 - Time of Crisis: The Roman Empire in Turmoil, 235-284 AD (Tim) 00:06:43 - The Quest for El Dorado (Josh) 00:11:18 - Imperium: Classics [Horizons] [Legends] (Brian) 00:18:51 - Rococo (Tim) 00:22:29 - Lost Ruins of Arnak (Josh) 00:31:01 - Mage Knight (Brian) 00:37:29 - War Chest (Tim) 00:39:20 - Aeon...

Episode 10, Playing for Second - “Olive Oil and Other Disappointments” 10.09.2024 1:33:29

Recorded 09.09.2024 00:00:00 - Intro Recent Disappointments 00:01:02 - Halls of Hegra (Brian) 00:21:49 - Dogfight!: Rule The Skies in 20 Minutes (Tim) 00:29:04 - Lata (Josh) August Wrap Up 00:52:55 - Brian (feat. Comic Hunters, Salton Sea) 01:04:26 - Tim (feat. Twilight Struggle: Red Sea – Conflict in the Horn of Africa, Park Life) 01:07:07 - Josh (feat. Forage, Park Life, Comic Hunters) Games We'...

Episode 09, Playing for Second - "Brian Catching Strays" 21.08.2024 1:41:54

Recorded 08.20.2024 00:00:00 - Intro Favorite 2-Player-Only Games 00:02:32 - War of the Ring: Second Edition (Tim) 00:16:58 - Jaipur (Brian) 00:20:46 - 1987 Channel Tunnel (Josh) 00:24:02 - Ashes: Rise of the Phoenixborn (Tim) 00:34:01 - Battle Line (Brian) 00:39:14 - Mythic Battles: Pantheon and Ragnarök(Tim) 00:44:43 - Targi (Josh) 00:48:03 - Isofarian Guard (Brian) 01:00:11 - Command and Colors...

Episode 08, Playing for Second - "Pirates and Witches and GenCon, Oh My!" 08.08.2024 1:35:57

Recorded 08.06.2024 00:00:00 - Intro GenCon 2024 Wrap Up 00:01:59 - Rock Hard 00:02:21 - Salton Sea 00:04:09 - Park Life 00:08:29 - Lata 00:09:20 - Comic Hunters 00:15:55 - War Chest: Night Fall and Tiny Towns: Architects 00:17:45 - WotR Card Game: Fire and Swords 00:19:35 - Agemonia 00:24:56 - GenCon Chat Monthly Wrap Up (July) 00:33:54 - Brian (feat. Agricola and Mistwind) 00:35:58 - Tim (feat....